My grail & first .20cal !!!!

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mtnGhost

mtnGhost

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35+ years of lust and I finally own one! Dated March '67, must have been a safe queen (I'm told that it was serviced / resealed recently). It's in terrific shape from everything that I see, Pumps smooth, holds air, and it had to have been well cared for! 


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I got an add-on Picatinny rail for it. I'll probably put a scope on it to test the ammo that I ordered for it (bought a tin of nearly everything that I could find lol). Afterwards, I'll probably drop a little Trijicon RMR on top that I have on a Scalarworks mount so I can run a (QD) 3x magnifier behind it.
 
While every air gun enthusiast should have a Sheridan .20 in there collection. There great shooting guns for a pump pneumatic no doubt.

But as to your FIRST .20 it won't be very telling as too the potential of the caliber in general. Then sometime down the road get a PCP in .20 then you may learn what a lot of us have and why for the caliber is never going to die.



Yup that is a CLEAN ONE for sure !! have a 1966 myself but no where that clean.
 
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Very nice. I got the ammo for it. Now i just need that gun.lol
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LOL


Sweet. Your mileage may vary but my 73 Silver Streak shoots the H&N FTT's and the JSB's very well so some to try.
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Awesome purchase. I always liked the old beeman pellets as well 
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I need to move my butt on finishing my old beeman resto. It's a spanish norica, but still was very accurate and had a nice trigger. Was my first "real" airgun when I was a kid.
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While every air gun enthusiast should have a Sheridan .20 in there collection. There great shooting guns for a pump pneumatic no doubt.

But as to your FIRST .20 it won't be very telling as too the potential of the caliber in general. Then sometime down the road get a PCP in .20 then you may learn what a lot of us have and why for the caliber is never going to die.



Yup that is a CLEAN ONE for sure !! have a 1966 myself but no where that clean.
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I put a lot of faith into the 15.89gr JSB Heavy and the H&N Barracudas to shoot decently out of this thing. I'm not one to waste or resell pellets, so if it doesn't like them then I guess I'll have to buy that R9 that I've wanted lol
 
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Only thing I don't have in .20 is Motorhead's PCP, but I do have 7 other .20's besides that Silver Streak in spring and one I converted to gas ram so I'll raise a hand and say yep, go get that R9 .20 because yes it's one of the 7...lol.

Pellets I got covered and maybe someday I'll manage to get hands on a box of the old Crosmans to try. Always seen then very well spoken of but always seem to miss the rare ones that come up for sale. No biggie, I got time :)
 
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Seems to be shooting decent velocities. Compression is good enough to make my hand hurt after 5 pumps lol. Here is what it's averaging (4 shots at each power, shot within 1 minute of pumping):

H&N Barracuda (13.58gr):

  • 10 pumps: 745fps
  • 6 pumps: 614fps
  • 4 pumps: 520fps

JSB Heavy (15.89gr):

  • 10 pumps: 699fps
  • 6 pumps: 592fps
  • 4 pumps: 499fps

Beeman Silver Bear:

  • 10 pumps 863fps

When I let it sit for 15 minutes on 6 pumps, velocity dropped to 585fps with the JSB Heavies. I let it sit for an hour and change, and the velocity was 584fps. Most of the shots at strings for each pellet + pump rate were within 4fps Pretty happy about that!

What are you guys using for oil? I remember vaguely that non-detergent motor oil works pretty well in these rifles. Wondering if I can get away with using some hydraulic oil (Mobil DTE 26) 🤔
 
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I have a stash of the crosmans and others. My rapid love the new jsb exact heavys 15.9 a tad better. With a bc of .044 depending on speed they buck the wind better. Group @ 85 yds.
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Wow! That is very respectable. What velocity are you shooting those at?

How many pumps are you guys pumping yours to?
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The rapid push them @ 900 fps. I have pop starlings @ 130 yds
 
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That rifle brings back many fond memories. It was the very first air rifle I ever saw put a hole through a tin can -- made a big impression on my 8-year-old self. Also, my next-door neighbor (same age as me) had one, and we spent many a summer day shooting starlings and grackles that we baited into the back yard with bread. I can almost hear the sound when you shake that yellow pellet box, lol.
 
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That rifle brings back many fond memories. It was the very first air rifle I ever saw put a hole through a tin can -- made a big impression on my 8-year-old self. Also, my next-door neighbor (same age as me) had one, and we spent many a summer day shooting starlings and grackles that we baited into the back yard with bread. I can almost hear the sound when you shake that yellow pellet box, lol.
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The sound of the pellets in the box is definitely unique!

Those are some really great performance numbers! Beautiful rifle as well !
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Thank you!
 
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